Europe
22 February 2012
Poland is on the brink of launching its first offshore wind lease as the sector proves popular in attracting investor interest.
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22 February 2012
Finance provided to the offshore wind sector from the European Energy Programme for Recovery has aided European competitiveness in the technology, but may have not stimulated planned short-term economic benefits, according to a study by the European Wind Energy Association.
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22 February 2012
There is a huge market opportunity in utilising industrial waste for energy storage and production, according to one UK start-up looking to enter into this space.
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22 February 2012
New York-listed agribusiness group Bunge has acquired UK-based green asset manager Climate Change Capital.
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22 February 2012
The UK’s National Grid alongside Advanced Plasma Power and Progressive Energy have launched a project to transform waste into a substitute natural gas.
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22 February 2012
Tamar Energy has today launched as a UK waste-to-energy company with a £65m-strong backing from high-profile investors, highlighting the growing interest in the sector.
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22 February 2012
A privately-owned energy storage company has revealed it is looking to raise £1.6m in growth funding to commercialise its liquid air engine technology.
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22 February 2012
Danish wind energy company Vestas has been contracted to supply turbines with a combined capacity of 56MW to Tozzi TRE for a facility being built in Apulia, Italy.
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22 February 2012
German electronics giant Siemens has been contracted to supply a stream turbine generator to be used in a waste-to-energy plant in Plymouth, South West England.
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22 February 2012
Drax, the operator of the UK’s largest biomass facility, has scrapped plans to build a pure bio unit and instead will switch its strategy to co-firing, but will only do so if there is enough government support.
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21 February 2012
Institutional investors with a combined value of $10tn have called on the CEOs of 415 of the world’s largest public companies to implement measures to reduce their carbon emissions.
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21 February 2012
Photovoltaic project developer Europe Solar Utility has completed the sale of 3.7MW of PV assets to Thames Water.
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21 February 2012
A UK-based renewables consultancy and Scottish university are looking to develop a system that will reduce the cost and expand the lifetime of offshore wind farms.
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21 February 2012
Building a track record long enough to get insurers to cover renewable energy projects is proving difficult in newer technology areas, a group of experts told NewNet.
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21 February 2012
Legislation has been put in place to encourage alternative fuels, but the potentially significant biolubricant opportunity has been slower to progress.
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21 February 2012
One of Europe’s largest engineering companies has confirmed to NewNet that it has a multi-billion funding pot with which to make acquisitions over the coming few years.
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21 February 2012
German wind energy business REpower has been contracted by French company Maïa Eolis to supply turbines with a capacity of up to 250MW for onshore wind projects in France.
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21 February 2012
A European private equity firm has partnered with a German wind farm maker to develop and then sell on offshore wind farms.
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21 February 2012
Swedish energy company Vattenfall has opened a hydrogen refuelling station for fuel cell buses and cars in Hamburg, Germany.
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20 February 2012
Channel Island’s tidal energy developer Alderney Renewable Energy (ARE) has signed agreements for two projects that will create one of the most significant marine energy sites in Europe.
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